Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46359, Abraham Godwin, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Godwin Abraham.
S 46359
CONTENTS

1910 Aug. 18. Hist. to Mrs. E. J. Hills
Cost No. 510
Reissues.
Relay
65697
Name: Abraham Godwin Rank: Fife Major Comp'y: Reg't: Col. Van Cortland, N.Y. Line
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RATE PER MONTH, AND DATE OF COMMENCEMENT.
1st Issue. { Comm'g 2d Issue. { Comm'g 3d Issue. { Comm'g
DATE OF CERTIFICATE, AND TO WHOM SENT.
1st Issue. { Sent to 2d Issue. { Sent to 3d Issue. { Sent to
Allowed Act 1828.
At 14th July, 1853 Bk. G, Vol., Page Registering Clerk:
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REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
No. 6 Original pay - 570 TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Allowed Act 1825. Aug. 14. 1828
Abraham Godwin , of Patterson , in the County of Essex , in the State of New Jersey has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a True Major in captain Col. Van Cortlandt's company , in the (the 2d) regiment of the New York line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing .
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
Beyond of the Secretary of the Navy
no record has
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE, 19 August 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Abraham Godwin in the New York line .
It further appears that Abraham Godwin is now on the pension list of the  any agency, and has been so since the 3 d March 1826 at the rate of  dollars per month.
Richd Hagnon Aud
on the New York Register he is mustered as a True Major in the 2d Regiment of New York Line

655.
Abraham Godwin
Declaration -
Rec d 26 July 1828.
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800

To the Honorable Richard Rush Secretary of the Treasury of the United States
I Abraham Godwin of Paterson in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey - do hereby declare that I enlisted in the continental Line of the army of the revolution, for and during the war and continued in its service untill its termination at which period I was a Non commissioned Staff officer in the second New York Regiment Commanded by Col. Phillip Van Cortlandt of the New York Line - and I also declare that I afterwards received a certificate for the reward of Eighty Dollars, to which I was entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the 15 th of May 1778.
And I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth day of March 1828 or at any other period on the Pension List of the United States
Abraham Godwin
Before me Peter Lythgoe in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey Personally appeared this day Gerabrant Van Houten Esq and John Sandford who did severally make oaths that Abraham Godwin by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been a Noncommissioned Staff officer in the army of the revolution in manner as therein stated.
Witness my hand this 20 th day of June in the year 1828
Van Houten John Sandford
Sworn before me at Paterson this 20 th day of June 1828 Peter Lythgoe Justice of the Peace.

I Ada Whithead Clerk of the Court of the County of Essex in the State of New Jersey - do certify that Peter Sythoff before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time a Justice of the peace of said county and duly authorized and empowered to administer oaths.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this first day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight -
Ada Whithead.

1828 510
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Abraham Godwin a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. file 46,359
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Enl. for d'ring the War & served until its termination Fife Major Philip Van Cortland 2 NY                                                   
Battles engaged in, Residence of soldier at enlistment, Date of application for pension, June 20, 1828 -  Hld. Residence at date of application, Paterson, Essex Co., N.J. Age at date of application,
Remarks: 510 His claim was allowed, 108 per annum, from Aug. 3, 1829 - died Oct. 5, 1835; there is no further data on file in this Bureau.

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AUG 13 1910
Wysox, Penn a August 11 th 1910
Commissioner of Pensions Dear Sir,
Will you please give the Pension record of Abraham Gordon of New York State, I think he was a Fife Major, Penikely June, Mrs E. G. Hills.
R.F.D. 10.
Wysox, Penn a